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Silence Required

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This rule, requiring silence in the reading rooms and corridors of Whitin Library, has been adopted for all readers and visitors. The penalties for violation are as follows:

First offense: Warning only.
Second offense: Exclusion from the Library for the remainder of the day.
Third offense: Exclusion from the Library for two weeks.
Fourth offense: Exclusion from the library until librarian is satisfied that future conduct will be satisfactory.
The record of offenses is cumulative.

This 5" x 3" card explains Whitin Library's policy on noise in its reading rooms and corridors. While the front side listed the offenses and their consequences, the back listed the student's signature and the date of their warning.

Doane College built Whitin Library in 1894. It served as the campus library until 1970, when the college constructed a new library. John N. Bennett served as president of Doane College from 1919-1925, while Nora Hjelm term as librarian lasted from 1918 to 1925.

This rule, requiring silence in the reading rooms and corridors of Whitin Library, has been adopted for all readers and visitors. The penalties for violation are as follows:

First offense: Warning only.
Second offense: Exclusion from the Library for the remainder of the day.
Third offense: Exclusion from the Library for two weeks.
Fourth offense: Exclusion from the library until librarian is satisfied that future conduct will be satisfactory.
The record of offenses is cumulative.